Tribulation announce new EP ‘Hamartia’

March 9, 2023 James Weaver

TRIBULATION have announced a new EP!

Titled Hamartia, the upcoming EP from the Swedish heavy metal band is the follow-up to 2021’s Where The Gloom Becomes Sound, and is scheduled to be released in April this year, via Century Media Records.

On the upcoming EP, the group’s songwriting powers have undergone a rejuvenation; new guitarist Joseph Tholl replaced the departing Jonathan Hultén, which in turn led to the creation of an EP’s worth of material. Recorded in Stockholm with Robert Pehrsson at Studio Humbucker as well as Linus Björklund at Studio Ryssviken, before being crafted in mix by Tom Dalgety in the UK and then returning to Stockholm for mastering by Magnus Lindberg at Redmount Studios.

“The plan going forward is that Joseph and I will split the writing duties, just as me and Jonathan did before,” says guitarist Adam Zaars. “The other difference this time is that we did work a bit closer with each other on these songs. On the last couple of albums, we’ve basically written our material separately. This time, even though Joseph wrote Axis Mundi and I wrote the other two songs, I still went to Stockholm every other weekend for the entire Spring leading up to the recording, and we sat together and tried different things out. We’ve worked closer this time than we’ve done at least since The Children Of The Night. Comparing it to the last album, I’d say the new songs are a bit more cynical, harsher in a way.”

Additionally, Zaars is already considering TRIBULATION‘s next move. “Fairly soon, I hope we can record something – an album before anything else,” he concludes. “In some ways, I’ve already started writing, but I don’t have a complete song to show anyone yet. I’ve got a lot of material, so we just need time to piece it all together… We did a tour with WATAIN, ABBATH and BÖLZER last year and that was great, and this year we’re going to focus on festivals…and writing new material!”

Alongside the announcement of the new EP, TRIBULATION have released a new song from the upcoming EP; a cover of BLUE ÖYSTER CULT‘s Vengeance (The Pact). The new song is the third single to be released from the upcoming EP; following on from the title track and Axis Mundi.

Speaking about the new cover, Zaars says, “we’ve been meaning to do a BÖC cover for over a decade now, and finally got around to doing it. They’ve been a constant source of inspiration throughout the years as they always seemed to find new creative ways of doing their thing, which is what we’re always striving for. It will stand out a bit from what we usually do as anyone listening will find out soon enough!”

Listen to Vengeance (The Pact) here: